The body book / editing by Fe Maria C. Arriola ; art by Onib Olmedo.
Material type: TextLOC classification:- GR 489 .B632 1993 b. 2
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Filipiniana | Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Filipiniana | GR 489 .B632 1993 b.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 3AEA0000296947 | ||
Isagani R. Cruz Collection | Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center | GR 489 .B632 1993 b.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 3IRC0000006430 |
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GR 460 .P415 2005 Mga panibagong kulam sa pag-ibig / | GR 460 .P415 2005 Mga panibagong kulam sa pag-ibig / | GR 475 .Ab86 1984 Handyong / | GR 489 .B632 1993 b.2 The body book / | GR 525 .D384 2014 Isabelo de los Reyes's ang diablo sa Filipinas ayon sa nasasabi sa mga casulatan luma sa Kastila / | GR 600 .P19 2000 Anting-anting : o kung bakit nagtatago sa loob ng bato si bathala / | GR 735 .M26 2000 The sarimanok in myths and living tradition / |
Spine subtitle: the geography of the Filipino body.
This is the second in the Philippine reader series on the traditional culture of the Philippines. The body book deals with the Filipino Katawan. It names and describes the parts and systems, which are those of basic homo sapiens. It also points out racial distinctions (e.g. Kayumanggi skin, low nose), notions of well-being and nuances of aches and pains, comments on the importance placed on specific organs. What is healthy to a Filipino? With what organ does a Pinoy love? Why this literary dissection of the Filipino body? Because it is a good place to begin to learn about being Filipino. After all, assumptions, perceptions and expectations of the physical body are reflections of the indigenous psyche and for the Filipino of a colonial experience that not only infused foreign blood but also imposed foreign cultures. The body book lists vernacular (mostly Tagalog) names of body parts. It records, songs, riddles, adages, and cultural trivia, as well as folk stories about parts of the body and their origin.
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